From: gareth.news@ntlworld.com 
  
 Yes, it seems that some have one view and others have the alternative 
 'inclusive' view, hence the confusion. 
  
 I'll go with the 'inclusive' view. 
  
 Thanks, 
 Gareth 
  
 On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:26:52 +0100, Don Aitken  
 wrote: 
  
 > On Tue, 31 May 2005 12:14:58 GMT, Gareth  
 > wrote: 
 > 
 >> Hello, 
 >> 
 >> I understand that there are around 2,500 newsgroups within the UseNet 
 >> 'Big 
 >> 8' categories.  However, are the remaining 30,000+ newsgroups (I have 
 >> access to 33,000 but I suspect that there are many more) also considered 
 >> part of UseNet even though they are not part of the 'Big 8' or are they 
 >> referred to as newsgroups outside of UseNet? 
 >> 
 > Fortunately, I can give you the definitive answer to this question. 
 > Some say one, some say the other; the "inclusive" view seems to be 
 > more popular, but both are quite widespread. 
 > 
  
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